TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BENAVIDES TRUST LEASE · API 42-505-34739 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides Trust #4
Zapata County · Hundido (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Benavides Trust #4 (API 42-505-34739) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed September 9, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 12, 2003, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lobo Unconformity, Lobo 3, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 105 barrels of oil and 1.85M mcf of gas since August 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pogo Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Pogo Producing Co.May 12, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 12, 2003
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 2003
- completed
- 105
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2003 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 2003
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2012
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides Trust G-4-196348 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 105 | 1.85M | Aug 2003 – Feb 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyAug 2003 → Jan 2008
- 2Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
- 3Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 4OXY USA Inc.Feb 2016 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531811-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Co. | May 12, 2003 | May 12, 2003 | Jul 10, 2003 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2003 | Benavides Trust G-4-196348 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2012 | 11,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 9,940 | -9,480 |
| Lobo 3 | 10,592 | -10,132 |
| Wills Point | 11,242 | -10,782 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,286 | 10,292 | Perforated |
| 10,344 | 10,350 | Perforated |
| 10,605 | 10,620 | Perforated |
| 11,104 | 11,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 527 | 12.25 | 285 S |
| 7 | 7,301 | 8.75 | 378 S |
| 4.5 | 11,287 | 6.25 | 370 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 21, 2003 | Sep 15, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 3, 2003 | Aug 26, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 2003 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-505-34739 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34739 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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